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Federal Stimulus: Are Construction Projects Stimulating You?

Jerry Chautin | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Government, Federal Bailouts, Small Business, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Sba, Procurement, Contracting, Stimulus, Karen Mills, Business News
Jerry Chautin

There can be a symbiotic relationship between small-business construction contractors, SBA and federal procurement officers.

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Congress Considers Two Bills to End Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Investigations, Home Town, Small Business, House of Represenatives, Money, Joe Biden, Sba, Obama, 5-14, Legislation, Make, Senate, 5-15, Barack Obama, Affiliate, Washington, Online, Foreign, Marketing, American Small Business League, Technology, Foxnews, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League (ASBL) estimates that over that $100 billion a year in federal small business contracts actually go to Fortune 500 firms and other clearly large businesses.

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SBA's Stimulus Lending is Tainted by Political Meddling

Jerry Chautin | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash Flow, Wachovia-Bank, Small Business Owners, Small Business, Borrowing Money, Venture Capitalists, Sba, Tweets, Credit Unions, Business News
Jerry Chautin

The credit markets are improving and the banks can sell the guaranteed portion of their SBA loans at premiums closer to what they got before the financial meltdown.

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Chances of Getting an SBA 7(a) Loan for Your Small Business: Slim to None!

Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Disaster Loan Program, SBTV.Com, SBA Lenders, Susan Wilson Solovic, Obama Administration, Sba, Inside Sources, 7(a) Loans, Tarp Funds, Business News
Susan Wilson Solovic

A small business owner's chances of getting an SBA 7(a) loan are slim to none. The restrictions are absurd, and the application process beyond reason.

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Small Business Bailout Considered By Obama Admin.

washingtonpost.com | David Cho | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Small Business, Bailout, Small Business Bailout, SBA Loans, Obama Administration, Sba, Entrepreneurship, Business News

The Obama administration is developing an initiative to take money from the $700 billion program for the banking system and make it available to milli...

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Local Real Estate Opportunities Open up Through Green Financing

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Sustainability, Sba, Small Business Administration, Green Loans, Small Business, Business, Local Business, Business News
Jonathan A. Schein

The Small Business Admistration has amended its existing 504 loan program, which was originally created to encourage small- to medium-sized business o...

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Venture Capitalists Succeed in Buying Legislation and Top Spot at SBA

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Procurement, American Small Business League, Chapman, Karen Mills, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Legislation and policies that would reduce the volume of federal contracts obtained by legitimate small businesses could be even more devastating to our national economy.

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Obama May Support Venture Capitalists' Move to Dominate Government Small Business Programs

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Procurement, American Small Business League, Chapman, Karen Mills, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League is concerned the Obama stimulus bill may ultimately include the loophole venture capitalists have been lobbying for.

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Obama Dropped Small Business Stimulus Plan Days Before the Election

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Procurement, American Small Business League, Chapman, Karen Mills, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Just days before the election, Obama dropped a comprehensive plan to stimulate the middle class economy by stopping the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants.

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Bush May have Cheated Small Businesses Out of a Trillion Dollars in Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Bush Administration, Barack Obama, Economy, Small Business Administration, Middle Class, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, George Bush, President Bush, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

There is no way to know exactly how many billions of dollars George W. Bush cheated American small businesses out of during his eight years in office....

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No Policies From Obama To Stop Diversion of Federal Small Business Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Procurement, American Small Business League, Chapman, Karen Mills, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Obama has ignored pleas from small business groups to adopt legislation and policies to stop Fortune 500 firms from commandeering up to $100 billion a year in federal small business contracts.

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ASBL's Lloyd Chapman Questions Whether Obama Stimulus Plan Will Favor Venture Capitalists

Chris Gunn | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Bush Administration, Small Business, Lloyd Chapman, Exception Magazine, Abuse, Chris Gunn, Sba, Economic Stimulus, Venture Capital, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Barack Obama, US Chamber of Commerce, Business News
Chris Gunn

In a guest commentary published on The Exception Magazine's website, www.exceptionmag.com; the President and Founder of the American Small Business Le...

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Lloyd Chapman: ASBL Predicts Obama Will Favor Venture Capitalists Over Small Businesses

Chris Gunn | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Small Business, Lloyd Chapman, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Sba, American Small Business League, Video, Business News
Chris Gunn

Today, The American Small Business League released the following video via YouTube regarding the ASBL's prediction that with the help of senior democr...

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Obama Appoints Venture Capital Executive to Head Small Business Administration

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Sba, Asbl, Nvca, MAPLight.Org, Venture Capital, National Venture Capital Association, Karen Mills, Barack Obama, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Karen Gordon Mills as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Mills is president of...

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Ideas on Early Win for Obama Team

Michael P. Forbes | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Obama Transition, Obama, Sba, New Administration, Ideas, Business News
Michael P. Forbes

As the best and brightest on the new team look for remedies to put the economy back on track... our new president needs something from all Americans rarely granted -- patience.

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Democrats Can Jump Start Recovery By Reinvesting in SBA

Michael P. Forbes | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Sba, Financial Crisis, Small Business Growth, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Business News
Michael P. Forbes

Federal programs already exist that, with renewed interest and only a modest investment, could help lead us out of our worst recession in 80 years.

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Illinois Small Business Loans Plunge

Chicago Public Radio | Adriene Hill | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Small Business Loans, Illinois Small Businesses, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Judith Roussel, Illinois Businesses, Small Business Loans Drop, Sba, Credit Crisis, Chicago News

For the first time in five years, the number of Small Business Administration loans approved in Illinois has dropped. Basic loans to small businesses...

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New SBA Head Still Refusing to Release Small Business Contracting Statistics

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500, Bush Administration, Small Business, Fortune 1000, Federal Government, Economy, Middle Class, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Contracting, Procurement, Sandy Baruah, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Eleven and a half months after the end of the federal government's fiscal year (FY) 2007, new Acting Administrator of the Small Business Administratio...

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Hurricane Relief Will be Hampered By SBA Budget Cuts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Busniess Administration, Small Business, Disaster Relief, Economy, Middle Class, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Ike, Sba, Disaster Loans, Asbl, American Small Business League, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Relief to small businesses and homeowners recovering from this season's round of hurricanes will be dramatically hampered by a series of severe Bush A...

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New SBA Head Stalling the Release of Latest Small Business Contracting Statistics

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Republican National Convention, Small Business, Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, Small Business Administration, Economy, Middle Class, Sba, Sandy Baruah, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

In late July, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it would release its official federal small business contracting statistics for Fiscal...

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McCain Small Business Plan Ignores Major Small Business Issues

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500, Small Business, Fortuen 1000, Economy, Sba, Asbl, Evergy, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Small Business Administration, Big Oil, Oil, Tax Cuts, Contracting, Procurement, American Small Business League, John McCain, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

On Monday, Senator John McCain's (R - AZ) presidential campaign issued a press release entitled, "John McCain's Plan To Help Small Business." The pla...

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The Diversion of Small Business Contracts to Large Corporations is Alive and Well

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Fortune 500, Small Business, Fortune 1000, Economy, Middle Class, Sba, American Small Business League, Bush Administration and Corporate Cronyism, Business News
Chris Gunn

Location is not the only major contributing factor in determining whether small businesses are able to compete effectively for contracts with the federal government, it's also the diversion of those contracts to large corporations.

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